The move is in the opposite direction to UK’s easyJet, which says it will set up a new HQ in Vienna.

Wizz Air's CCO admits there are practical challenges to taking on 279 planes by 2026.

Stockholm-Vienna will take on SAS’s Austrian route. Wizz will also fly to Vienna from Malmö, Keflavik, Billund and Bergen.

The low-cost airline is growing fast in Poland, now flying to Stockholm from Szczecin by the German border.

Western Danish airport smashes new records for 2017

Air France and Wizz Air announce fresh expansions